COMEBACK!
A Sarah Jane Smith Adventure by Dark Immortal
Scene One
At Cemetery
Sarah Jane: Well Lavinia, I hope you liked your day in the limelight. I think you’d have hated it actually. All those people going on about how wonderful, how successful, how much a pillar of society you were. The people from the Market Garden, they planted a tree in your name. Just to the left of the village green. They thought that was a bit more worth while then a big church sendoff. I think they were right. But you know as well as I do, in a place like Morton Harwood, you don’t get to slip away quietly. Brendan sends his love, couldn’t be here of course, he’s over in San Francisco. I’m going to miss you, you know. All those adventures together we never actually had. But you listened to me going on nineteen to the dozen so you must have felt you knew as much as I did about my work. Going to miss you so much. Oh. Your solicitor tipped me a wink about your will. Thank you, it’s very nice, quite what I’m going to do with a house, Market garden and the royalties on your pittance, I’m not quite sure. But I promise to at least be slightly frivolous as you insisted so much last Christmas. Well I best be getting back to the house now. The locals are gathering for the party, and apparently Juno Baker says we’re not to call it a wake because you don’t believe in such things. I’m glad she’s around. I think she was very fond of you. Goodbye Lavinia. I love you.
Someone approaches
Harris: Ms. Smith?
Sarah Jane: Oh! Of course...
Harris: .. Sarah?
Sarah Jane: I’m sorry.. I’m so sorry, I don’t think I..
Harris: No no, you wouldn’t, I work in the village. Just wanted to pass on my condolences. I can’t make the bash at the big house but I wanted you to know that we all loved and respected your Aunt, very much.
Sarah Jane: Oh how very kind of you.. thank you very much.. mister..
Harris: Anyways.. must dash. Can’t bare the rain. Oh I um, I gather the last episode of your series goes out tonight, we’ve watched them all. You’re very good at getting to the heart of these things. I’m sure tonights will be memorable.
Sarah Jane: Thank you.. I doubt I’ll see it though, with all this going on but you.. you.. thank you again, it’s lovely, thank you..
Harris: Goodbye Miss Smith.
Harris Leaves
Sarah Jane: Bye. Right. Back to the house and the waiting throng.
Sarah heads off. Back to Harris getting into a car
Harris: Good afternoon.
Hilda Winters: Good afternoon Harris. How is Ms Smith?
Harris: In mourning.
Hilda: Nothing compared to how she’ll be tomorrow morning. Shall we go? These tedious little Cotswold villages are like something out of Enie Blighton.
Harris: Back to London then?
Hilda: Yes Harris, back to London and the beginning of the end for Sarah Jane Smith.
Scene Two
At the bank
Mr. Venables: I have been a customer of this bank for twenty years, young lady.
Sarah Jane: And I’m sure you’re a very old and valued customer, Mr. Venables. On the other hand, I’m a very new cashier and I’ve been given strict instructions to ask for identification before cashing large checks, especially if I don’t know the customer. So if you could help me, just this once?
